Governor Christie will be in Little Ferry this morning to announce a new peer assistance program for firefighters in the wake of superstorm Sandy.

In Lavalette Tuesday, he defended donations to the Republican Governors Association from New Jersey companies that appear designed to avoid the state’s strict pay-to-play and campaign-finance laws. Christie is in line to head the group if he wins re-election in November.

Christie maintained a sky-high 74 percent job approval rating in a new Quinnipiac University poll. The governor’s approval rating has remaining in the 70s since Sandy hit in October, according to most polls.

NJ Transit Executive Director Jim Weinstein defended his agency’s decision to send staff to the Super Bowl in New Orleans at a forum at New York Penn Station Tuesday, saying it was trying to plan mass-transit operations for the game at Met Life stadium next year.

A measure under consideration by the Legislature would provide tax relief to towns when a large business decides to move out. The bill was introduced in response to pharmaceutical giant Roche’s decision last year to close its 119-acre facility straddling Nutley and Clifton.

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Melissa Hayes, who has worked at The Record since 2010, covers Gov. Chris Christie and politics for the State House Bureau. Follow her on Twitter at @Record_Melissa. View all of her posts

Herb Jackson is the Washington correspondent for The Record, covering North Jersey issues on the Potomac, including the activities of the congressional delegation and federal policies that affect the region. Follow him on Twitter @Record_DC.View all of his posts.

John Reitmeyer, a reporter in the State House Bureau since 2007, focuses on taxes, state budgets, campaign finance and government ethics. Follow him on Twitter @JohnReitmeyer. View all of his posts

Charles Stile is the political columnist for The Record. He is a former State House Bureau chief at The Record and has covered politics and government in New Jersey for more than two decades. Follow him on Twitter @PoliticalStile. View all of his posts